Antique Rose: National Pencil Day

Antique Rose: National Pencil Day

Sometimes you need to just challenge yourself, if you know what I mean. I haven’t ever tried to *just* use a No. 2 pencil on a stamped card on natural white cardstock – so the holiday is the perfect time to try it out! Use whatever light ink you have on hand – it’s a fun challenge! Just be sure you don’t let anyone think you drew it without a stamp. Well, unless you’re a rockstar and you DO draw it without the stamp! ha! Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.

The card is very simple – a square card, with the panel popped. Simple, elegant, and shows off the pencil sketching!

By the way if you want to be encouraged – go read the comments on Monday’s video! Oh my. The studio tour mini-rant seems to have released a lot of people from the little green monster. I am SO tickled!

Supplies

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22 Comments

National Pencil Day – who knew, but I’m glad there is such a day! That is a gorgeous Rose! I did go back to your craft room video and saw all the comments that have been written. So glad that we are all confident in being who we are!

I love using just pencil. Our whole first semester we had to only use pencil. I thought I would hate it but I came to love the way the shadows and different strokes made such beautiful art. I love this so much. I think a pencil picture is like a black and white photograph, you can actually feel the subject without any frills distracting you.

This is why I just love your blog…serious…what you did with a number 2 pencil…yes of course there is the stamp…but still…so amazing!!! You really encourage everyone to do what we can with what we have!!! You rock!!

“I, Pencil” is a short paper “authored” by a yellow number 2 pencil. You can find a copy online. An interesting perspective to a humble part of our lives. Now what you do with the humble no. 2 pencil is not only interesting but beautiful.